Pair of stores robbed in Lincoln Park, River North neighborhoods

One man may have robbed two stores in the Lincoln Park and River North neighborhoods overnight, according to police.

Authorities aren't yet linking the two but released a single identical description of the robber in both incidents, which happened in the same Near North Side police district about an hour apart from each other.

In the first, a Hispanic man in his 30s wearing dark clothing walked into a 7-Eleven at 2201 N. Lincoln Avenue, displayed a handgun and demanded cash, which he received. That happened about 2 a.m.

At 3:10 a.m., someone matching that description walked into a Dunkin Donuts at 309 W. Chicago Avenue, displayed a handgun and demanded cash. The clerk complied.

In both incidents, he fled the scene.

Nobody was injured in either incident, police said. Nobody is in custody.